In 2010, I retired from my position as Distinguished Engineer in the
Emerging Technologies department of IBM's software group. I currently
hold the honorary title of IBM Distinguished Engineer Emeritus, and in
addition to the other activies listed above, I occasionally guest
lecture at universities and at computer-related conferences.

Earlier work in computing

From 2009 through May of 2013 I chaired the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Technical Architecture Group (TAG) The TAG is the senior technical group
responsible for the World Wide Web. I was a member of the TAG starting in 2004.

Much of my work over the ten years prior to my retirement was
as one of IBM's representatives to the W3C,
and I've made significant contributions to the development
of XML, SOAP, Web Services, and other important Internet standards.
Earlier, I helped to initiate and develop the architecture
for JavaBeans, the component model for the Java programming language.

I've been doing computer work for over 40 years, and I've specialized in research and product development
relating to operating systems, distributed operating systems, programming languages, file and storage systems, virtual machines, distributed object systems (e.g. Microsoft COM),
massively parallel systems, and document-based distributed computing.
I also very much enjoy teaching, and for several semesters I taught the introductory programming course at Stanford University.

Personal interests and hobbies

Some of the things I enjoy in my spare time include:

Music

My interests range from classical, to rock, folk, blues and country.
I am the bass player for Rock City Band, and I play a bit of acoustic guitar and piano.
Music-related postings can be found in the blog, and on the music page.

Photography

I got the photography bug when I first saw prints being developed in a small darkroom when I was perhaps 8 years old, and I've been at it ever since.
From time to time I manage to make an image that pleases me, and there's something very special about working at the same
craft for nearly 50 years.
Photo-related postings can be found in the blog, and on the photography page.

Thank you.
Noah Mendelsohn

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